Yesterday we saw two coyotes in the morning trotting along the Santa Cruz riverbed! We also saw a silly food truck. Today we went hiking in Madera Canyon, about 35 miles south of Tucson. Within the first 15 minutes of the hike, we wandered into a pack (flock?) of wild turkeys, and then into a family of deer. Where we hiked was also in the range of the Mexican wolf, bobcat, black bear, mountain lion, and now jaguar. Apparently, changing climate has forced the jaguar range further north, out of Mexico, and into the mountains around Tucson. Why are there so many trees around here? Really, the question should be why weren't there so many trees on the other mountains we've hiked in Arizona. Much of this region has caliche just beneath the topsoil. Caliche is essentially natural concrete. It is very hard sedimentary rock that blocks things like tree roots. Cacti have no problem growing on top of caliche, because their roots are shallow. Trees, however, need to go deeper. The mountains we hiked in Madera Canyon were covered in trees because there was little to no caliche there. We hiked trails 158, 157, and 156, a total of 5.8 miles, but we also hiked so high we got to the snow line (SNOW?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE GO AWAY). Pretty views.
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10/18/2021 01:11:04 am
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Theo Zizka, craftsman/ designer/ writer, and spouse Amelia Raines, librarian, travel West from Ann Arbor, Michigan to find new land to settle. ArchivesCategories |